It now appears that an attempt by Democrats to force the Florida Legislature into a special legislative session on education funding has failed. Sixty percent of the members of each Republican-dominated chamber must support the request for a special session to be held. In the House at least 70 of the current 117 members must vote in favor and the Senate needs 23 votes from the current 39 members. However, it appears that at least 52 House members are opposed to a special session; well short of the 70 votes needed to hold a session. In the Senate, 11 Democrats had supported holding a session, while nine Republicans had opposed it.